"A San Rafael man has pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter for a 2023 collision that killed his passenger on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Gerson Aldair Deleon Dominguez, 22, of San Rafael pleaded to the felony on Wednesday, waiving a judicial review to see if there was sufficient evidence to proceed to trial. Judge Geoffrey Howard set the sentencing for Jan. 28. Deleon Dominguez turned himself in at the county jail on Monday to begin serving his time."
"Deleon Dominguez was driving west on the bridge with passenger Darolyn Reyes Rodas, 19, of San Rafael on the night of Dec. 17, 2023. He drove his sedan at a high speed and struck a slower vehicle while he changed lanes, according to the Marin County coroner's office. The collision caused the sedan to overturn and crash into the bridge railing and a moveable barrier, California Highway Patrol Officer Arthur Tellez said."
"It's a tragic case where the 19-year-old victim was pleading with the defendant to slow down because she was terrified, the prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Aicha Mievis, said Monday. The defendant then lost control of the vehicle and she was killed. The family is devastated and will never recover. Deleon Dominguez will be sentenced to two years in state prison, Mievis said."
Gerson Aldair Deleon Dominguez, 22, pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter for a Dec. 17, 2023 collision on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge that killed his passenger, 19-year-old Darolyn Reyes Rodas. Deleon Dominguez waived judicial review and turned himself in to begin custody; sentencing is set for Jan. 28 with an expected two-year state prison term. He was driving west at high speed, struck a slower vehicle while changing lanes, and his sedan overturned and struck the bridge railing and a movable barrier. Bystanders attempted to save the victim; she was pronounced dead at the scene. The CHP and county coroner investigated.
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